Europe and North Asia
Salminen, Tapani. 2007. "Europe and North Asia." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by C. Moseley. 211-282. London & New York: Routledge.
Critically Endangered
60 percent certain, based on the evidence available
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 5
A small percentage of the community speaks the language, and speaker numbers are decreasing very rapidly.
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Transmission
Transmission 5
There are only a few elderly speakers.
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Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
France
Location Description
Spoken in the region of Poitou-Charentes and in the department of Vendée in the Pays de la Loire region as well as in northern Gironde in the Aquitaine region.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
French
Number of Other Language Speakers:
None
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Other writing systems used:
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Comments on writing systems:
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Recent Resources
Même si le Français est compris partout maintenant, on peut entendre encore aujourd’hui des mots iss
Includes information on the history and speakers of Poitevin in both French and Poitevin, maps, a Po